Articles by: JewishNews-Ester

Mamma Mia in Israel: The refreshing hit of summer 2015

Mamma Mia in Israel: The refreshing hit of summer 2015

The successful musical, based on Abba’s greatest hits, brings its fantastic London cast to Tel Aviv for a limited run. In one of the high… Read More ›

The French train gunman is ‘dumbfounded’ that some are labeling him a terrorist

The French train gunman is ‘dumbfounded’ that some are labeling him a terrorist

  PARIS/ALGECIRAS, Spain (Reuters) – A gunman who attacked passengers on a high-speed train in France two days ago is “dumbfounded” at having been taken… Read More ›

1 trillion yuan might be deployed to prevent a stock market meltdown in China

1 trillion yuan might be deployed to prevent a stock market meltdown in China

  Having seen the nation’s benchmark Shanghai Composite stock index get slammed by 4.21% on Friday, taking its weekly loss to 11.54%, Chinese authorities wheeled… Read More ›

Jerusalem – Ehud Barak’s Iran Bombshell Could Shake Up Israeli Politics

Jerusalem – Ehud Barak’s Iran Bombshell Could Shake Up Israeli Politics

  Jerusalem – Former Defense Minister Ehud Barak’s comments that Israel nearly attacked Iran’s nuclear facilities but the plan was scuttled by military men and… Read More ›

Chinese stocks are getting hammered again

Chinese stocks are getting hammered again

  Fresh from being slammed by more than 4% on Friday, a sell-off which took weekly losses to more than 10%, Chinese stocks have been… Read More ›

New York – AP Report: NYC To Probe Secular Education At Orthodox Jewish Schools

New York – AP Report: NYC To Probe Secular Education At Orthodox Jewish Schools

  New York – There was no science, no geography and no math past multiplication at the ultra-Orthodox Jewish school Chaim Weber attended. And the… Read More ›

New York – Yosi Piamenta: The Man And His Music

New York – Yosi Piamenta: The Man And His Music

New York – Jewish music lovers worldwide are mourning the loss of guitarist Yosi Piamenta who passed away today at the age of 64 after… Read More ›

Bible Museum to display artifacts from Holy Land under new deal

Bible Museum to display artifacts from Holy Land under new deal

The new museum to open in Washington DC in 2017 seeks to tell the Biblical story based on archaeological material; to that end, it will… Read More ›

British tourist under attack for expressing love for Israel

British tourist under attack for expressing love for Israel

Emma Carter from London came under attack from friends on Facebook after posting about her love for Israel and its people, leading her to close… Read More ›

Five Israelis lightly hurt from stone throwing in East Jerusalem

Five Israelis lightly hurt from stone throwing in East Jerusalem

Four Jews and one Arab wounded from stones being pelted at a bus and two private cars in At-Tur; security forces searching for perpetrators. A… Read More ›

Erdogan gambles on war with Kurds, Syria

Erdogan gambles on war with Kurds, Syria

“The current policy of Erdogan is not directed toward security, stability, peace and reconciliation in Turkey, but focused on the war and escalation.”   Turkish… Read More ›

Bangkok bombing: Who done it?

Bangkok bombing: Who done it?

The particular method used – the laying of an improvised explosive device – could indicate which groups were more likely than others to carry out… Read More ›

France laying groundwork to recognize ‘Palestine’

France laying groundwork to recognize ‘Palestine’

French foreign minister Fabius meets his counterpart in Paris.   Indications the French do not intend to bring a Middle East peace resolution to the… Read More ›

Airstrikes rain death and injury on Syrian town; at least 82 dead, activists say

Airstrikes rain death and injury on Syrian town; at least 82 dead, activists say

  Airstrikes from Syrian government forces hit the rebel-held town of Douma on Sunday, killing as many as 82 people and wounding hundreds, according to… Read More ›

‘I am Batman,’ Trump tells boy on helicopter ride

‘I am Batman,’ Trump tells boy on helicopter ride

Des Moines, Iowa – A helicopter landed here just after noon on Saturday, causing a short but violent windstorm. Large trees shivered; small ones bent nearly… Read More ›

PGA Championship: Jason Day secures first major; Jordan Spieth goes No.1

PGA Championship: Jason Day secures first major; Jordan Spieth goes No.1

  Jason Day ended Jordan Spieth’s dreams of golfing immortality and made history of his own as he lifted the PGA Championship title at Whistling… Read More ›

Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive

Iraq PM scraps third of cabinet posts in reform drive

Haider al-Abadi removes 11 of 33 ministers in move to hold top officials accountable for stunning military defeats in Mosul, Ramadi   Iraqi Prime Minister… Read More ›

Amnesty International votes in support of decriminalizing sex trade

Amnesty International votes in support of decriminalizing sex trade

  Amnesty International voted Tuesday in support of decriminalizing the sex trade. The move comes despite strong opposition from anti-trafficking organizations and Hollywood stars. The… Read More ›

Donald Trump: ‘I keep whining and whining until I win’

Donald Trump: ‘I keep whining and whining until I win’

Washington – Donald Trump’s plans to make America great again are going to include a lot of whining. Trump on Tuesday morning in an interview on… Read More ›

‘They don’t deserve this kind of life:’ Meet China’s abandoned children

‘They don’t deserve this kind of life:’ Meet China’s abandoned children

Beijing – The first thing that strikes me about JiaJia is how he almost looks like Superman. Arms and legs outstretched in flying position, lying stomach… Read More ›